Where to eat

"In Galicia, eating is always a pleasure."

For All Tastes

In Santiago there is an excellent representation of Galician catering, in its different formats: from select restaurants, charming eating establishments called ‘casas de comidas’, octopus restaurant and tempting seafood restaurants, to ‘in’ establishments, where the chefs of Galicia’s new cuisine create trends. And also characteristic grillrooms, and steak houses, the result of the massive emigration of Galicians to Argentina, or typical, busydelicatessen bars, wine bars, and ‘tabernas’, that serve ‘tapas’, -small morsels, sometimes succulent, that, in most places, are served free here with your drink-portions, –typical local products normally ordered to be shared among several people-‘pinchos’, (small portions for one person) and boards, –of cold meats, cheeses or pâtés.

Naturally, in the city there is a good selection of the regional cuisines –Basque, Castilian, Mediterranean, etc- making up the large family of Spanish gastronomy, in addition tovegetarian cuisine, and the main culinary traditions of the world: Italian, Greek, Japanese, Chinese, Palestinian, Moroccan, Turkish, Brazilian and others.

The fact that Santiago is a university city also guarantees a good range of low-cost set meals, in countless establishments throughout the city.